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Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#3

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#5

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

With a ranking of #6, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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#7

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

With a ranking of #7, Elmhurst University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#10

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

Bluffton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the town of Bluffton, Bluffton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 700
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Wisconsin 515

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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